overwhelm

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwelm]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈwelm]

v. (感情或感觉)充溢，难以禁受; 压倒; 击败; 征服; 压垮; 使应接不暇

过去分词：overwhelmed　过去式：overwhelmed　第三人称单数：overwhelms　现在分词：overwhelming　

Collins.2 / BNC.6397 / COCA.4804

牛津词典

verb

（感情或感觉）充溢，难以禁受
to have such a strong emotional effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react
1. She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
  她感到愧疚难当。
2. The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
  秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。
压倒；击败；征服
to defeat sb completely
1. The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
  军队被叛乱者完全击败了。
压垮；使应接不暇
to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person
1. We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
  问讯使我们应接不暇。
淹没；漫过
to cover sb/sth completely

VERB （情感、事件等）使不知所措，使难以承受
If youare overwhelmed bya feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
1. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...
  他一心渴望回到从前。
2. The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her.
  她迫不及待地要找个人说说话，随便是谁都行。
VERB 征服；制服；击败
If a group of peopleoverwhelma place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.
1. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
  毫无疑问，盟军一次大规模的进攻就会击溃已是强弩之末的敌军。

verb

charge someone with too many tasks
Synonym:delugeflood out
overcome by superior force
Synonym:overpowerovermaster
cover completely or make imperceptible
1. I was drowned in work
2. The noise drowned out her speech
Synonym:submergedrown
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Synonym:overpowersweep overwhelmovercomeovertake

Sometimes, my passion and emotions overwhelm my logical brain, but not often.
有时候我的热情战胜了我的理性，但是不是经常。
After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions.
讲课之后，学生们开始问一系列问题，让我不知所措。
So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm.
令人惊奇、印象深刻，到了晕倒或者压倒性的程度。
It was a race against time to seize the bridges and overwhelm the garrison.
为了夺取桥梁，击溃守敌，必须分秒必争。
Life does not seem to overwhelm me, or I would not be so leisurely's lives every day, I once had a problem, I really grew up in it? Maybe!
生活好像没有压倒我，不然我也不会这么悠闲自在的过着每一天，我曾经有过一个问题，我真的长大了吗？也许吧！
When they are in a state of overwhelm or frustration their motivation to keep working is hindered.
当人们处于大量沮丧中，他们要继续进行的动力就被阻碍了。
You never want the deck to overwhelm the house by being too large and dwarfing its surroundings.
你从来不想甲板上压倒屋内过于庞大和矮化及其周围地区。
Imps mean swarms of little winged creatures that will overwhelm enemy forces.
小鬼的出现，意味着大群有翅膀的小生物将会把敌人淹没。
Silence or overwhelm by shouting.
通过叫喊使之安静或被压倒。
I be overwhelm by the sight of the tomb.
我为这陵墓的景象所慑服。